Mechanical Kingdom

Beneath the mysterious and silent depths of the ocean, in an eternal darkness devoid of light, an unimaginably enormous deep-sea turtle leisurely paddles its limbs, its two deep-sea gem-like eyes gleaming faintly.

Upon closer inspection, it can be seen that the area around the Mechanical Giant Turtle's eyes appears to be a control panel with countless buttons.

"Three years after three years, three years after three years, I've been stuck in this dark and gloomy underwater place for almost ten years. I've really had enough of this awful life!" A Lieutenant Commander from headquarters, wearing a naval overcoat, slumped over his shoulders and pounded the control panel in front of him in frustration.

"Hey, are you crazy! If you accidentally press an important button and damage the Giant Soldier, Rear Admiral Chess will skin you alive. Or do you want to be transformed into one of those mechanical monsters?" A naval Lieutenant Commander warned in a low voice.

The drunken naval Lieutenant Commander suddenly sobered up, broke out in a cold sweat, and said with lingering fear, "No, I don't want to become one of those emotionless mechanical monsters."

Beep-beep-beep!

Suddenly, the alarm sounded, and red flashlights began flashing at an extremely high frequency. The next moment, a large group of navy and Mechanical Soldier roughly pushed open the door and rushed in.

The drunken naval Lieutenant Commander slumped in his seat, screaming, "No... it's not my fault! I didn't do anything! I didn't even touch the buttons here!"

"Idiots, do you really think you're responsible for guarding those important switches? Even if you destroyed all the buttons here, it wouldn't reach this level of alert," the Headquarters Rear Admiral said irritably. "Get out of my way, let me check the situation outside..."

The Lieutenant Commander breathed a sigh of relief and was about to stand up to offer his seat when he embarrassingly discovered that the previous incident had made his legs weak and he couldn't stand up at all.

Seeing Rear Admiral Chess staring intently at him with a stern and solemn gaze, the Lieutenant Commander resolutely yielded to his body's demands and slid off the chair like a lump of mud.

Rear Admiral Chess's mouth twitched violently. He took a deep breath and kicked the 'liquid' state Lieutenant Commander Cat aside, then skillfully pressed multiple buttons on the control panel.

Sizzle!

A projection appeared on the large screen in front of everyone, showing a dark scene of the sea surrounding the Mechanical Giant Turtle.

Rear Admiral Chess pressed another button, and colors gradually appeared in the darkness.

"Nothing seems amiss..." Rear Admiral Chess controlled the range of his vision, expanding it from 1 nautical mile, 2 nautical miles... around the Mechanical Giant Turtle. "This is... Ah!"

A terrifying black shadow instantly filled the entire screen, as if it were about to burst out of the projection. Even with Rear Admiral Chess's composure, he was still startled, thinking that he was about to be eaten by this suddenly appearing terrifying monster. Cold sweat poured down his back, and he forcibly controlled his trembling fingers to zoom in on the projection again.

"This is... Giant Sea Kings?"

"Even Giant Sea Kings wouldn't dare to get close to the Giant Soldier under normal circumstances!"

"This Giant Sea Kings is almost seven or eight thousand meters long. Even among Giant Sea Kings, it is a behemoth and is practically the deep-sea overlord of this area."

"Should we attack? Even a deep-sea overlord like this is utterly helpless against Giant Soldier!"

"Let's wait and see. The deep sea is the territory of the Sea Kings. If there is a Sea Kings's nest nearby, launching an attack rashly could make things unmanageable. We should not launch an attack unless absolutely necessary."

As the terrifying size of the Giant Sea Kings appeared before the eyes of the navy and Science Unit, the control room instantly turned into a noisy marketplace, with only the Mechanical Soldier remaining deathly silent.

"Closer, closer! Watch out! This Giant Sea Kings is getting closer and closer!" someone shouted a warning.

"What do we do now? Should we notify Dr. Vegapunk?"

"It's too late to notify them now. Here's what we'll do: set a safe distance of 1 nautical mile. If this Giant Sea Kings enters the safe zone, we'll launch an attack immediately!"

"Understood, Giant Soldier Human Cannon, Level One Ready!"

As the shadowy figure drew closer, everyone held their breath. Although they had killed Giant Sea Kings before, those Giant Sea Kings were only three or four thousand meters long, just half the size of this deep-sea overlord. They were not sure if the Giant Soldier's attack would be effective against this monster.

Call out!

For some unknown reason, the Giant Sea Kings, which had been swaying back and forth, suddenly accelerated and rushed past the Mechanical Giant Turtle in the blink of an eye, leaving the terrified navy and Science Unit standing there in a daze.

"Phew, I'm saved."

"Cough cough... What's there to be afraid of? The Giant Soldier is Dr. Vegapunk's perfect creation, and is known as a war fortress that is expected to surpass the weapons of the ancient gods. A Giant Sea Kings can't even cause a ripple in front of the Giant Soldier."

"Heh, can you stand up before saying such things?"

"Haha, I suddenly realized that this Giant Sea Kings is quite similar to that Sea Train. It slows down when it's almost at the station, and then suddenly speeds up again when it departs. Maybe it's here to bring us warmth."

"Idiot, what can Giant Sea Kings give you? A baby Sea Kings?"

Having successfully smuggled himself in, Roy looked around at the world inside the Mechanical Giant Turtle.

The earth, plants, ocean, and even the red sun hanging in the sky almost constitute a complete ecosystem, making Roy feel that he had not come to a Mechanical Kingdom, but a real world.

Of course, to Roy, the sun in the sky that constantly releases light and heat is just a giant light bulb. Not only does it not move, but it also suddenly cuts off the power at night, plunging the whole world into darkness, leaving Roy speechless.

It must be said that Vegapunk seems to have a special fondness for biomechanical research. Before he was imprisoned by the World Government, he conducted research on the semi-mechanization of animals in his hometown, Future Country.

After joining the Marine Science Unit, with access to much larger funding and technical support, his research progress in biomechanics far surpassed that of his time.

From Giant Soldier of war fortresses to Pacifista of individual combat prowess.

These studies are based on a fantasy kingdom, which is almost entirely composed of mechanical or non-mechanical beings.